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THIS MAP shows locations and response times for building fires from 1990-2002

Building fires:

1-5 minute response

Fire stations:

6 minute response

7-29 minute response

Shrewsbury Fire Department

Community served: Shrewsbury, Mass.Department type: Mostly career firefightersFire stations (department)1: 3Fire stations (town): 3Square miles (town): 21.6Square miles per station (town): 7.2 [ See rankings ]1Some communities have more than one fire department.

Insurance companies use ratings from ISO, a New Jersey company, to help determine fire insurance premiums. ISO rates communities on a scale from 1 (best) to 10 (no protection). The ratings are based on the community's fire department, water supply, and dispatch communications. The ratings are not based at all on response times. The same scale of 1 to 10 is applied to the
effectiveness of building codes. In a split fire rating, such as 4/9, the second number applies to properties more than 1,000 feet from a hydrant.